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Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a 6th loss in seven Premier League matches on their own turf against Forest and affirmed he would find a solution out of the title holders' slump.

Forest, in the relegation zone prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Anfield in their club records as Liverpool slipped to an 8th defeat in 11 fixtures in all competitions. The most expensive domestic acquisition, the Swedish striker, was again anonymous and the home side argued Murillo’s opener ought to have been disallowed for similar reasons to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City before the international break. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and made no excuses.

“No one wishes to listen to me now speaking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3-0 at home to Forest,” said the Liverpool head coach. “I ought to examine my own role initially and my squad, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a game. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we barely generated anything.

“Of course there is a way out, particularly with the talented players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, where can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the present defeats. You are responsible when you are winning but also responsible when you are losing. I can never provide enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from good enough and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as Slot made multiple attacking substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he scored immediately to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, now it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield Premier League fixtures by Forest in the sixties. The last time they suffered consecutive league games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 no matter which opponent you face is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you consider the opening 30 minutes of the game. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the initial 30 minutes perhaps the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived in our penalty area they scored.

“It did not happen at City, but in all other fixture we have been the controlling side and were capable to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly consistently that we miss our opportunities and the attempts we allow go in.”